The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon has had one of his cherished guitars broken by employees at American Airlines. The acoustic guitar, which the frontman used to write nearly all of the group’s songs, including the ones on their upcoming third album, ‘American Slang’, has suffered a cracked headstock. “I checked it and they just did […]

Pearl Jam are to plant $210,000-worth of trees in their home state of Washington. This is an effort to counteract the carbon footprint caused by their 2009 US tour. The band have calculated this amount based not only on their activities, but also on those of fans travelling to the shows. Pearl Jam made a […]

Cher’s son Chaz Bono has asked a judge in Los Angeles to formally change his name and gender following the sex change surgery he had last year. The 41-year-old, who was born Chastity Sun Bono, now wants to be known as Chaz Salvatore, according to a petition filed earlier this week. He revealed last June […]

Jon Spencer and his Blues Explosion are back with a bang. Or at least 
a blast from the past.
 After several years on hiatus, the underground indie-rock trio are 
testing the comeback waters with the release of the new anthology Dirty Shirt Rock ’n’ Roll: The First 10 Years. “The compilation actually leads off a […]

The Cure are set to release a remastered 3CD version of their 1989 album ‘Disintegration’ on May 24. The release will include previously-unreleased songs, demos and outtakes, plus a live version of the album as well as the remastered original disc. The package was compiled by frontman Robert Smith, with the singer adding notes to […]

The MГ¶tley CrГјe guitarist revealed this epoch-making news via Twitter, when he announced: “Working in my studio today, new solo CD.” We assume there will be more updates shortly. Last Summer, at theВ Motley gigВ В in Kavarna, Tangra Mega Rock’s camera took this amazing shot. Hell is just next door…

The legendary and fearsome rustic R&B warrior only found out about the existence of the InternetВ in FebruaryВ and promptly used it to spread threats and curses all around! “I got new ditties, new melodies, new look – I’m all brand new I am! And no fucking censure!” – growled this fierce class-war berzerker. BICHETO last raped […]

For over a month now it’s been rumored/reported that the space in Jane’s Addiction left vacant by departing bassist Eric Avery has been filled by Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver low-end Duff McKagan, but this morning we received the first visual confirmation via a tweet from Jane’s guitarist and nipple-ring aficionado Dave Navarro. Yeah, we’re pretty […]

Orgy — the nu-metallers more famous for their shittastic version of New Order’s “Blue Monday” than any of their own material — are rumoured to be the next early ’00s group to reunite. Ex-guitarist Ryan Shuck recently did a video interview (which was posted on Blabbermouth) in which he said Orgy could tour sometime later […]

If you were around in the early ’90s you probably remember the song ‘Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm’ and you may even look back on Crash Test Dummies fondly as a guilty pleasure. They’re really a two-piece band now, just the bass-baritone stylings of frontman Brad Roberts (pictured), accompanied by sidekick Ellen Reid. On May 11th, […]